Summer Report for Wednesday 14 January 2009

9:50 AM.Time now for some stand up comedy recorded at the Classic Comedy and Bar on Auckland's Queen Street. Audio

9:48 AM.Renee-Louise Carafice is a New Zealander who, after battling with mental illness, upped and moved to Chicago. Audio

9:28 AM.NIWA scientific diver, Arslen Wright-Stowe talking about ice diving in Antartica with Naomi Arnold. Audio

9:22 AM.The future of a landmark Timaru bird aviary is in jeopardy and plans to relocate it are up in the air. Audio

9:20 AM.The soldiers were discovered again by farm workers in the 1970s, and an exhibition of replica's goes on display in Wellington. Audio

9:12 AM.A British man is due to set out from Hobart today aiming to row around Antarctica, a distance of 24,000 kilometres. Audio

9:09 AM.A South Island woman who went missing for ten days in Westland is now recovering in hospital. Audio

8:50 AM.The story of one man's fight to have the railway return to Opua in the Bay of Islands through the use of his ukelele. Audio

8:40 AM.Today we join our Hawke's Bay reporter Heugh Chappell visiting a winery. Audio

8:26 AM.The Finance spokesman for the ACT party, Sir Roger Douglas is warning the Government's solutions may expand the budget deficit. Audio

8:15 AM.Following overnight trading the dollar is currently buying 54.65 US cents.. a fall of more than 5 per cent. Audio

8:09 AM.Residents in flood affected parts of Fiji are intently watching water levels as more heavy rain slams the region. Audio

7:50 AM.This morning he talks to one of the bad girls, Jane Dansen who plays Leanne Battersby. Audio

7:46 AM.We are right in the middle of the kiwi summer, time for the beach, the boat, the bach, and of course the barbeque. Audio

7:45 AM.For our daily look at the weather, we are joined by Metservice Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt. Audio

7:42 AM.A large increase in the number of people watching television is being put down to the economic slowdown. Audio

7:38 AM.With Richard Wain Audio

7:35 AM.The bodies of most of the victims of an Air New Zealand crash over southern France have now been identified. Audio

7:25 AM.Heavy rains continue overnight making floods in Nadi the worst in a generation. Audio

7:17 AM.Labour Leader Phil Goff reacts to new figures on economic downturn. Audio

7:09 AM.The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research December Survey of Business has found confidence at a 40 year low. Audio